Pastor Chris Okotie's 2nd Marriage Ends with Divorce

Chris Okotie's  2nd Marriage Ends with Divorce Causes Mixed reactions

Mixed reactions have continued to surround the announcement made on Sunday by Head Pastor, Household of God Church , Rev. Chris Okotie, that his marriage to Stephanie Henshaw had ended due to irreconcilable differences.

While most of the comments are uncomplimentary, a few people are at a loss as to the reasons behind the break-up of the union of the glamorous couple.

Some feels that : .

Some people are of the opinion that Pastor Chris may not have been patient enough.

The announcement which was made shortly before the close of service came as a surprise to the congregation, as they were speechless for some time.

The Sunday service, which coincided with the Cleric’s 54th birthday celebration, had witnessed soul lifting songs and dances interspersed with fervent prayers, ministration and cutting of the cake.

Thereafter, an emotion laden Okotie, suddenly drew the attention of the church saying, “Stephanie and I are no longer married. We have separated. You can see she’s not in church today. It’s due to irreconcilable differences and you should please respect our wishes at this time because there is no going back.”

A statement on the separation attributed to the church and made available to The PUNCH by one Ladi Ayodeji, also corroborated the pastor’s stance. It partly read, “The Pastor of our Church, the Household of God, Oregun, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie , announced his separation from Stephanie, his wife of four years, at the end of service last Sunday.

“Both parties arrived at this decision after a careful review of the prevailing circumstances which pointed to the fact that it is the best option for them at this time. They also agreed not to divulge details of this incident for personal reasons.”

Mande Bala, 48, arrested at Murtala Muhammed Airport with 66 wraps of narcotics in private part

Law enforcement agents and travellers were last week astonished when 66 wraps of narcotics, which tested positive to methamphetamine, were discovered in the private part of Mande Bala, 48, at the screening section  of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on June 15, 2012.

The lady was promptly arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency shortly before she was due to board a Kenyan Airways flight to Nairobi.

The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrest. He said, “The quantity of drugs that Bala had inserted in her private part was so much that it affected her gait, drawing the attention of the NDLEA officials. No suspect has ever inserted such a large quantity of drugs in the country. Usually, cases of insertion are not more than 300g. The discovery was shocking.”

CRIME DIGEST gathered that in all, the 66 wraps of methamphetamine expelled from Bala’s private part weighed 1kg.
Bala, who claimed to be a widow and mother of three, told CRIME DIGEST that she was pushed to trafficking in drugs in order to raise school fees for her children. She said, “I am a widow; my husband died in 2007. I have got three children to take care of.  I need N45,000 to pay some fees for my child and I also had to take care of my rent because I have a quit notice to leave my house in July. I was actually supposed to swallow the drugs but I was too scared to do so.“I then decided on my own to hide them instead in my private parts because I was scared I would die if I ingested the drugs. I have heard such things happen. Although it was difficult for me to walk, I had to do my best because there is no one else to take care of my children.”

In his reaction, the chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, described the incident as disturbing. “Apart from the quantity of drugs caught with her, her route is a new development in drug trafficking. Drug barons now adopt a relay approach to drug trafficking. They wanted to use her to take the drug to another African country before using an indigene of that country to take the drug to other continents, where the profit is higher. We are not oblivious of their moves and we are prepared to nip them in the bud,” he said.
According to the agency, no suspect has ever inserted such a large quantity of drugs in her private part since the establishment of the NDLEA in 1989. The suspect, who is a graduate of accounting from a South-West university, lives at Ijoko in Ogun State and is a native of Lagos Island in Lagos State. She will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.

Nigerian Girls arrested for prostitution to be deported from Denmark

31 illegal Nigerian Girls  in Copenhagen, Denmark were all arrested on prostitution on Thursday morning, rounded up in a police sweep of Istedgage, Vesterbro district of the city.

20 other suspects fled the scene and evaded capture during the raid. Those caught were charged with holding false residency permits,working without a premit and vagrancy. The women will be counselled by social workers trained in dealing with trafficking victims while their immigration statuses are verified, and are scheduled to appear in court over the next few days.

There has been an increase in African prostitutes in the city, which, thanks to legal prostitution in the country, has drawn an increasing number of immigrant prostitutes that Kjeld Farcinsen of the Copenhagen Police decscribed as “increasingly aggressive.”

“When our undercover officers approach them, the women make no attempt to hide the fact that they are offering sex for money,” Farcinsen told Politiken newspaper.

Farcinsen went on to say that the city’s police will be conducting more night raids in the coming weeks, in hopes of catching more illegal prostitutes.

Prostitution is legal in Denmark and carefully monitored, but non-residents are not allowed to engage in the profession. Nigerians form the largest contingent of Africans working in the trade.

Funke Akindele’s Husband Almaroof Expecting 6th Child From First Wife

According to Reports , Funke Akindele’s husband, Almaroof Oloyede, who reportedly denied that he was married before meeting Funke, is expecting a sixth child from one of his wives, Fadeke.

According to a story published by a Lagos soft-sell magazine, E24-7, Fadeke was reported to be pregnant with her second child for Almaroof. She was also reported to have been the woman saddled with the responsibility of taking care of the Almarrof’s other four children from his earlier romances with other women.

This pregnancy is said to be the second from her marriage with Almaroof as she already has one for him.
Explaining where the first wife, Fadeke was during Funke Akindele’s controversial wedding to her hubby on May 26, 2012, the magazine reported that Fadeke was not in Nigeria at that time. This was because she was advised to travel to London or Dubai when the news of her man getting married to another woman, Funke got to her as a huge shock.

According to close freiends to Fadeke who confirmed this story . The source said that Almaroof humiliated Fadeke with the news of his wedding to Funke despite how she has been by his side.

For now, Funke and her husband, Almaroof are back in Nigeria and are said to be in their Lekki, Lagos home. The couple arrived Nigeria some days ago after being away in London shortly after their wedding.

Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana demands identity of VIP who closed airspace and delayed landing for 30 minutes

 Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana demands identity of VIP who closed airspace and delayed landing for 30 minutes on  Arik Air Flight W3 271

Popular lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has demanded that the federal government reveal the identity of the VIP whose movement caused a partial closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, last Tuesday.

Falana, who was on an Arik Air Flight W3 271, said the plane stayed in the air for an extra 30 minutes after it approached Abuja from Lagos because the airspace was closed.

“Having regards to the June 3, 2012 Dana plane crash in Lagos, which killed all the 153 passengers and crew on board, as well as 10 other persons in their homes, I was subjected to unwarranted mental and psychological torture,” he said. “Most other passengers on board were equally traumatised as the Arik plane was forced to hover in the air for 25 minutes.

When the plane eventually landed, I was reliably informed that there had been a restriction of movement at the airport for over one hour. In the process, the fundamental right of hundreds of people to freedom of movement was violated by the airport authorities at the instance of the said Very Important Personality.”

In a letter he sent to the Ministry of Aviation, Falana demanded to know the identity of the said VIP so as to enable him institute legal action against the person. “In the light of the foregoing I am compelled to request you to furnish me with the name of the said Very Important Personality to enable me to sue him for endangering the lives of over 150 passengers,” the letter read.

This request, he said, is made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 which has imposed a duty on all public officers to make requested information available to members of the public.

“Take notice; that if you fail or refuse to accede to my request within seven days of the receipt of this letter, I shall not hesitate to apply for an order of mandamus at the Federal High Court with a view to compelling you to disclose the identity of the said Very Important Personality forthwith,” he stated.

Culled from Daily Times

Pope calls for end to attacks on Christians in Nigeria and advice the country to shun “the path of vendetta”

                        Pope calls for end to attacks on Christians in Nigeria

The Pope at his weekly general audience on Wednesday expressed his concern on the persistent suicide and bomb attacks on Churches saying, “I am following with deep concern the news from Nigeria, where terrorist attacks are continuing especially against Christians.”


A number of Churches have been attacked across the states in northern Nigeria with untold number of deaths. Such suicide attacks have continued unabated in the last three weeks, killing people during the Church service.

The Pontiff appealed for calm, urging the perpetrators to stop killing the innocent. “I appeal to those responsible for the violence to immediately stop the spilling of the blood of many innocents.”

He also appealed to all groups in the country to shun “the path of vendetta” and work towards building a peaceful society where people were free to practice their religion.

Reprisals attacks in Kaduna on Tuesday, following the bomb attack on three churches in Zaria, has led to the death of dozens while gun feuds in Yobe state, since Monday has also claimed a number of lives.

The escalating violence has raised fears of wider sectarian conflict in a country reeling from months of attacks on churches, government buildings and other sites by the Islamist Boko Haram sect

Cuddle from Channels TV .

UNILAG Students & Staff Remain Steadfast in their Stand against the Institution’s Name Change – ‘UNILAG FOREVER’

                                          "UNILAG FOREVER’

Academic activities at University of Lagos resumed on Monday after a three-week closure following a series of protests over President Goodluck Jonathan’s announcement of the institution’s name change.

However, the members of staff and students have not relented in their stand against the name change from University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University of Lagos.

To reiterate their stand, the institution introduced a new badge to discredit the renaming of the institution after the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Chief Moshood Abiola by the Federal Government.

The badge, which carries the inscription, “UNILAG FOREVER,” was distributed to members of staff and students at a news conference by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday.

According to the chairman of the University of Lagos branch of the union, Dr. Oghenekaro Ogbinaka, the badge is one of the steps being taken by the union to work against the renaming of institution.

“We have mapped out plans to persistently reject the renaming of the University of Lagos. The renaming of the University of Lagos after 50 years of existence is one of such actions that have been taken to an absurd level.”

He further said that government’s action would be challenged legally, while describing the pronouncement of President Goodluck Jonathan as a wrong and immoral decision intended to gain cheap popularity.

Following the submission of the amended bill that set up the University of Lagos to the National Assembly by the president recently, the academics vowed to storm the public hearing to thwart the decision of the government.

The badge which is already being worn by staff and students of the institution has created a charged atmosphere on the campus as staff and students go about with renewed determination against the name change.

Nigeria 3rd Mainland Bridge,Lagos is scheduled for repairs on July 1st - November 6th

Nigeria 3rd Mainland Bridge,Lagos is scheduled for repairs on July 1st - November 6th

Expect Extreem Delays id you are going to the Highland for business or pleasure during this repairs scheduled times.

Seven Fake Pastor arrested in Kogi for Scam deliverance

                                     Beware who your Pastor is .....

 

Every business seems to have taken a desperate dimension, even with the name of God, the unimaginable is happening, reports says "Kogi State Police Command has paraded seven persons for allegedly posing as bishop, pastors and prophets during a revival programme in Lokoja, capital of Kogi State.

Those paraded include Bishop Bamidele Abraham of Eagle Kingdom Church, Lokoja and Pastors Chucks Ingalis Kelvin, Chinedu Okosisi, Samson Prince, Osita Chuckwu, Samuel Ike and Nnenanaya Anthony Ikechukwu. They were said to have come from Port Harcourt, Rivers State into Lokoja.
State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Kastina who paraded the suspects said they were arrested while conducting ‘deliverance’ for people at a revival programme organised by one of them in Lokoja.

According to Muhammed, Bishop Bamidele who is the pastor-in-charge of Eagle Kingdom Church, Lokoja was said to have contacted Pastor Chuks from Port Har-court to help raise money for his book launch.

Sources said Chucks, who was an expert in such ventures came with members of his team, some of who acted like mermaid; deaf and dumb persons while others claimed to have been afflicted with other sicknesses during the revival to sway the sympathy of those in attendance.

However, a member of the congregation who felt uncomfortable with the way the pastors were conducting the deliverance, reported them to the police which moved in swiftly and arrested the suspects.

One of the suspects, Pastor Chuks, however defended his action saying, “This is not robbery, its pure professionalism. Every profession has its own way of surviving. The police have their own way, the lawyers have their own way; even you journalists have your own way; what I did is pure business and survival instinct.’’

Also, Pastor Osita Chukwu who posed as mermaid said she was promised N16, 000 while leaving Port Harcout to Lokoja but they only got N1, 000 pending the conclusion of the botched revival programme."

Did First Lady, Dame Patience Snatches Turai Yar` Adua`s Land In Abuja?

Frist Lady in a Land Mess

Did First Lady, Dame Patience Snatches Turai Yar` Adua`s Land In Abuja?

According to Enquire:

The rage over the plot of land began when the FCT however revoked the land title ownership which was given to an NGO named Women And Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF) and which also is being funded by Hajiya Turai, but the alleged land grabbing of the FCT Minister surfaced back when the said land were relocated to another organization known as African First Ladies Peace Centre, and according to findings It`s being financed by First lady, Dame Patience Jonathans.

It was exclusively revealed that recently the Minister may have fallen out with the First Lady, and all these alleged land grabbing and racketeering may be another way of pacifying the First Lady which she may not be aware of. According to what we gathered, documents of the land indicated that the said land which is situated at Central Area close to ThisDay Dome was issued and allocated to the NGO (WAYEF) on 19^th February 2010, however in a shocking way, another document which was dated August 11, 2008 emerges from the FCT government, showing that the same plot of land has been indeed allocated earlier to the African First Ladies Peace Centre. However, the said organization being funded by Turai, we learnt indeed seek a legal redress and filed a suit  at an Abuja High court which also was to challenge the deeds f the FCT administration, which has turned a blind eye to the ongoing construction. However, in a recent ruling, which was delivered by Justice Peter Affen, we gathered that an injunction which ordered the FCT to hold back all parties from any further activities at the site was given.

However, the former 1^st lady was said to be baffled when after only two weeks of the said injunction was issued, people working for the  African First Ladies Peace Centre  has started work again on the crisis ridden land which now compel counsel to Turai to as a matter of urgency filed contempt proceedings against the FCT Minister Senator Bala Mohammed and also the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke; Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS); and the Federal Capital Territory Administration were joined in the suit. 

According to the lawyer representing the former First lady in the suit, they claimed that the organization had gotten all the necessary prerequisites which made them to have approval of owing the land, and also paid a total sum of N166 million of the constitutional N184million in September 2011, to the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS) for the right of occupancy of which the remaining balance of  N18million was paid in November 2011. In spite of the said payments the land was however revoked by the FCT and even though the land C of O of August 2008 which was given to the African First Ladies Peace Centre had specified that the land was to be used only for ‘‘public institution,’’ the centre is not listed in any official document as an agency, department or parastatal of the federal government, but according to the letter of revocation and which was dated November 2, 2011 and signed by one   Mrs. Asma’u Mukhtar on behalf of the FCT Minister the land title was revoked ,“due to an overriding public interest.” 


 In the same vein, another letter of revocation was also issued to the African First Ladies Peace Centre by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory signed by Mrs. Asma’u Mukhtar and also dated November 2, 2011. Subsequently, the court granted the prayers of the plaintiff and orders thus: ‘‘I will and do hereby record an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants whether individually or collectively from taking any action or step that adversely affects the title, rights and interests over and the said piece of land pending the determination of this suit.”

Pasuma Joins Range Rover Class in Nigeria

Music  Star,Wasiu Alabi known as Pasuma Wonder  joined the class of popular entertainers who has recently boughtRange Rover SUV.

The delivery of  the car  was made to him today and his so excited about it.
Congrats to  Baba Aliyahs***

Deported ! Samklef Denied Entry Into The UK At Heathrow Airport

Deported ! Samklef Denied Entry Into The UK

Music producer/artiste, Samklef’s manager has denied that the artiste, who was recently denied entry upon arrival in England, and subsequently deported, traveled to the U.K on a false claim.

The story, published recently in Encomium Weekly, alleged that the father of one said he’d lied to immigration officers about his reasons for travelling to the U.K, saying most Nigerian artistes do it.

The magazine wrote:
Encomium Magazine: We learnt you told immigration that you were on vacation and they eventually found out you came for shows without work permit. How true is it?
Samklef: Yes
However, Samklef’s manager is now denying this. In a chat with NET, he said ‘I don’t know where Encomium got their information from.’
He however admits Samklef, 26, was denied entry, and sent back from Heathrow arrival.
Samklef refused to have a conversation with us on this issue, passing the phone to his manager after initially picking it up himself.
According to the manager, “Samklef was once invited to the U.K for a show, but couldn’t attend due to logistics challenges on the part of the organizers. A few months later, he got another invitation and tried to travel on the visa issued him by the former company, but unknown to him, that company had reported him to immigration, accusing him of fraudulent activities, hence, he was sent back to Nigeria.”
However, he claims everything has been settled since then, and “all is now well”.
No word yet on when the hit-maker, who celebrated the arrival of his first baby in March, few months after his wedding to Yvonne, is planning to return.

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Veteran Actor Fokoko Loses his Actress Wife

Popular Actor Tunde Bamgbode popularly known as Fakoko last night lost his wife to the cold hands of death,Information about the cause of Death of Toyin his wife is scanty but we hear the 43 year old woman had been sick for something,we shall keep you posted as more information comes.

                                             RIP!

Dana Air Donates Relief Materials to Crash Victims

Some items were donated to the Dana Air Crash victims on ground and those who where in the craft.

In demonstration of their deepest sympathy to those affected by the ill-fated Dana flight J9 992, top management of Dana Air Limited on Friday, June 8, 2012 visited some of the displaced residents of Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, where the aircraft came down on Sunday, donating relief materials to them.
 

Also, a team of Counselors, Psychotherapists were deployed by the airline to assist and manage trauma, anxiety and associated ailments of families affected during the crash.

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In his remark during the visit, Gautam Hathiramani , a Director at Dana Air, noted  that the airline operator appreciates the difficult  times presently being experienced by the affected families as a result of the crash, promising that Dana Air will not relent in ensuring support  to the displaced families.

He said that it became necessary to deploy the services of Counselors and Psychotherapists to the affected families to ensure that they are in stable conditions after the shock, and also help manage their trauma, anxieties and fear.

The director said that all the displaced persons would be provided with temporary accommodation to suit their respective needs, whilst relief materials would be extended to them on continuous basis. “Our chairman and other senior management have been at the site to condole with the families of the victims. We would continue to visit and assist them where necessary to ensure that their needs are met until there very stable,” he said.

Reacting to the visit by management of Dana Air, the Community Development Authority (CDA) chairman, Iju-Ishaga, Mr. Onowo Adewole commended the management of Dana Air for the gesture, promising to ensure that the community cooperates with the airline in its bid to ensure that displaced people are adequately rehabilitated.

Also in her remark, one of the victims, Chinyere Okafor, who spoke on behalf of  all the victims of the crash, thanked Dana Air for coming to their aid, noting that though both the airline and the victims have suffered untold losses as a result of the crash, the steps so far taken by Dana Air shows its heartfelt concern for the affected people. 

Materials distributed include mattresses, food items, clothes, and kitchen utensils, among others.

Crash of DANA Air Flight 9J 992 on Sunday, June 3, 2012

It is with a very heavy heart that we, the Dana group family join friends, colleagues, relations, families and the entire Nigerian nation to mourn victims of the ill-fated Dana Air, flight 9J 992, with Registration Number 5N-RAM, from Abuja that crashed at Iju- Shaga, a Lagos suburb as the aircraft made to touch down at the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2, Lagos. The tragic loss of all the 146 passengers on board and the crew including; 1 Dana Air Flight Engineer, 2 Pilots and 4 Cabin Crew and families who were in their houses at the time of the accident is the most traumatic experience for members of families, relations, the Dana group the Lagos State Government and the country at this critical period of the year.

Though the lives of some of Nigeria’s best and brightest have been cut short as a result of the incidence, we are deeply touched by the sorrows of many whose dreams, family prospects and expectations have been terminated.

At this point, much words or rhetoric would not do much in healing the wounds and pains of those affected directly by the unfortunate incidence; it is our hope that the Almighty God, who sees all and knows the end from the beginning, would provide even better succour and fortitude for the bereaved to bear their losses.

We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the affected. We also want Nigerians to know that we do not place people above money hence, we are more concerned here with lives than any other activities or losses we have encountered as a result of the crash.

Presently, we are working with various investigative organs of the regulatory bodies to find the rout cause of the crash. Already, the black had been recovered and we hope to share information on what happened in no distant time. We are also working with families of the deceased and those who are presently receiving treatment at the hospital. Our management have been at both the site and hospital to addressed issues with families of the deceased even as plans are on to address issues with the statement government and immediate community where the incident took place.

Our Insurance companies are working round the clock  to find tune processes and once there is the green light, all claims regarding all lives lost, injuries and properties will be adequately addressed. 

In the interim, we have set up a crisis management unit at the Dana Air office, MMA 2, Lagos for enquiries of any kind.  The general public and the media can direct all enquiries to ….. , while a toll free line will soon be opened to address all enquiries.

In accordance with international protocol governing aviation accident investigations, all information about the investigation will come from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Dana Air will however provide information relating to the flight itself and updates on steps being taken.

It will also be pertinent to say that at Dana Air, we place a high premium on safety and we adhere strictly to the maintenance schedule of all our aircrafts as prescribed by the manufacturers, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. More detailed and scheduled checks are, however, carried out at MRO facilities abroad.

As a matter of fact, that particular aircraft had its last 400-hourly check (A-Check) only in May 30, 2012 while the statutory annual maintenance (C-Check) is not due until September 2012. The Certificate of Airworthiness issued by the NCCA after the last C-Check was still very valid as at the time of the incident.

We deeply regret the incidence and hope Nigerians would join us in rebuilding to the best of our ability all that has been lost as a result of the crash.

Once again, we at Dana Air extend our profoundest condolences.

Jacky Hathiramani

Chief Executive Officer

Public statement from Dana

Dear Concerned Public,

Following the crash incident of Sunday, June 03, 2012, involving a Dana Air Plane, it has become imperative for us to communicate the latest developments to you:

1. We immediately deployed Men and  Materials to the Crash site at Iju-Ishaga, the crash site in order to assist search and rescue operations
2. Senior Management of Dana Air were also immediately on ground as part of the search and rescue efforts
3. We are working with Government and Key Regulatory Authorities in the Nigerian Aviation Industry to uncover the truths regarding this tragic incident
4. We are also working closely with the Lagos State Government on the relocation of displaced families at the crash site and have sent relief materials to displaced families
5. We have opened an incident response centre and have deployed an Emergency Management Team
6. We are working closely with Medical team for DNA procedures so the remains of the deceased are properly identified and prepared for burial
7. As part of our incident response,  we are in talks with Trauma Managers and are opening a Public Enquiries Toll-free lines so we are able to pass on information and retrieve critical information

It must be noted that these are very trying times for the entire nation because of the loss of precious souls as result of this sad incident, we therefore urge the Media, Citizen Journalists and the concerned public to avoid rumours and speculations but rather seek insightful information which will help heal the nation and uncover critical details as to the cause of the crash and the possible ways of ameliorating the pains of the victims.

At Dana Air, we remain eternally committed to a resolution and healing process not just out of duty of care but more importantly because of the loss of priceless souls in this sad incident and are open to public scrutiny of our actions going forward.

Dana Air wishes to thank well-meaning Nigerians and Institutions who are standing side-by-side with us in the management of this tragedy. It is our prayer that affected families will find divine succor to sooth their hearts as we deploy all the resources at our disposal in the recovery process.

Signed

DANA AIR MANAGEMENT

Pastor Rapes 11-Year-Old Girl He Accused Of Witchcraft

Total Wonders shall never end ! read below :

A pastor of Pentecostal church in Onitsha, Anambra state (Namewithheld) is presently cooling his heels at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Onitsha, for allegedly raping an eleven year-old girl in his church.

The pastor was said to have accused the young girl of possesing a demonic spirit and asked her mother, Mrs. Chioma Onyeji who was in the church for a spiritual programme to leave the girl behind for some days in order to send away the evil spirit in her.

It was gathered that the pastor, whose church is situated at Tasia Road, Inland Town, Onitsha, was said to have told Mrs. Onyeji that her daughter would die in the next five days if she went back home with her.
Mrs Onyeji, who leaves in Asaba, Delta State, saw her daughter bleeding from her private part when she returned to pick her girl from the church.

“Daily Post” gathered from a source that the girl told her mother that the pastor raped her three times after spreading white cloth on the ground

The woman was said to have reported the matter to the police who immediately arrested the pastor and charged him for rape.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at the CPS, Onitsha, Mr. Abdul Yusuf, when contacted yesterday on a phone, said that he was not on seat.
But a police officer, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the incident, adding that the pastor would soon be charged to court.

The officer said that the pastor had confessed that he raped the girl once and not thrice as she alleged.

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One of the 2012 Hollywood newly weds Sola Kosoko is still Enjoying her Marital bliss

One of the 2012 Hollywood newly weds Sola Kosoko is still Enjoying her Marital bliss with husband Abiodun.If you missed it here are some pictures. Only close family and friends were invited and present.

Christian Obodo narrates how he was kidnapped and rescued

What the footballer told Kickoff magazine
According to Obodo :

“I couldn’t believe it. I was on my way to church and I had just parked my car when six boys, very young boys, just came to me and started ordering me to come with them.

“I told them to take it easy, that I would do what they say, and they took me to their car, blindfolded me and drove away. I asked where we were going, and they said Port Harcourt, then Benin, then Asaba. Instead, when they took off the blindfold, we were in a forest. That night, I slept on the ground.

“But they were very nice to me. They didn’t touch me. They didn’t take any of my jewellery or wallet or anything else. We were just talking like old friends. They assured me that nothing would happen to me.
“I even prayed with them. Then the next morning, they started to move again. It was later that I discovered that it was because the whole state had been covered by security operatives. They told me all the roads, even the rivers and creeks were being watched by security."

“They said it was somebody close to me who set everything up. Someone that I have been helping. They said the person told them I would be in that church by 8am that morning. I couldn’t believe it. But they asked how they would know my movement to go and wait for me there. I didn’t know what to say.”

Most kidnappings take at least a week to resolve, but one day was all it took in this case, and Obodo played his part.
“Five of them left to go and get the money, leaving me with one of them. But he later said we had to leave this place because the area was being monitored. He told me to promise him that I would not shout or run away. I told him I’d been cooperating since they took me and since they had promised to release me that day, I would do what he said.
“When we got to the town, he got a call informing him that two or three of them had been captured.
“I heard the other one telling him to take me back and tie me up in the forest.
“At that point, I told myself I wasn’t going back into that forest. So I told him that it’s possible his people wanted to betray him, that they may have taken the money and run. I asked him to let me call my people to find out if the money had been picked up.

“He agreed, but said he did not have credit on his phone, so we would have to walk back into the village to buy airtime. As we were walking back to the village, we saw a group of people sitting around, so we stopped to ask for a recharge card. They said they didn’t have it there.

“He now said we should move on to the next place. At that point, I pushed him and started running and screaming that I am Chris Obodo and that they should help. The people immediately gathered. Luckily, they also had some vigilante people around, they call them Black Beret, and they came and got me.
“The police were also nearby, because they had been tracking them through the phonecalls. That was when I started crying and giving thanks to God. That is how I got out.”

Despite the trauma, Obodo says he has no immediate plans to stop returning home to Warri: “It won’t stop me from going to Warri. That is where I have lived all my life. I’m a Warri boy and it’s not like I go out anyhow. Whenever I come home, I play football, three-a-side, in my compound with my friends, I don’t go out clubbing like I used to when I was much younger, so why should I stop coming?”

He did, however, admit that the experience will leave scars.
“When something like this happens, you learn a lot. It opened my eyes to a lot of things.”
Obodo said he is grateful for the groundswell of support. “I just want to thank everybody. My family got a lot of calls, a lot of support, and we just want to thank everyone.”

The Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has ordered 24-hours security for Obodo throughout the duration of his vacation in the state.

Culled from KickOffNigeria.com

Dana Crash Victims’ Families Reject Joint Burial

Families of victims of last Sunday’s Dana flight 992 crash have rejected a Lagos State proposal to give the victims a joint burial.

The state had reportedly said that if the families agreed to a joint burial in a dedicated cemetery, the families would be allowed to exhume the corpses if they wished to identify them further.

One of the victims’ relative, John Akande, told our correspondent that the families rejected the option of a joint burial because of the stress it would bring.

“The process of exhuming the bodies could be tedious, which is why we rejected it. The government committee and our own committee will meet to sort things out so that we can all have the remains of our members on time,” Akande said.

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, who addressed journalists after a four-hour meeting with the families on Sunday, said they (famlies) agreed to be patient, while government identified the victims before their release for burial.

He said, “The families agreed with the process we adopted. They agreed to wait while we identify the bodies.

“We subsequently set up a relationship team (committee) to be made up of people from government and some members of the families. The committee will coordinate information between government and families and manage the release of the bodies.”

The families would meet at the mortuary of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Monday (today).
Meanwhile, there are indications at the weekend that relatives of the crash in which all 153 on board perished were already talking to lawyers with a view to file charges against Dana airlines, operators of the Boeing MD-83, and national aviation agencies, including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

Investigation by The PUNCH at the weekend showed that relatives of the crash in which all 153 on board perished were already talking to lawyers with a view to filing charges against Dana Air, operators of the Boeing MD-83, and national aviation agencies, including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

“We have resolved to go to court to seek justice. Why will they operate a faulty aircraft? Why did the regulators allow that to happen?”a close relative of one of the victims who spoke to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday said.

The source said the decision to go to court was taken at a meeting of the deceased’s family but that he was not authorised to speak to the media on the plan.
He said, “Now all we are hearing is that those who are responsible will not go unpunished, that is medicine after death. Will that bring our brother back to us?

“If the right thing was done, he and the other passengers, will still be alive today. The government can do whatever they wish to do but we are taking our grievances to court.
“We are not seeking compensation, we are not looking for money; how much will they pay for our brother’s life? We are seeking justice.

“We are yet to agree on that but even though it might be better to wait until the report comes out, some of us are concerned that it might take a long while before it is released,” he said.
Lawyers who spoke to our correspondent on the development noted that various reports on the plane crash indicated a high degree of negligence on the part of the airline and the aviation authorities.
The legal practitioners admitted that there were strong grounds on which the victims’ family members could sue the airline, as well as the aviation agencies.

An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr. Pius Ofulue, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone, noted that Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, reportedly complained to Dana Air officials about the condition of the aircraft.
Ofulue said, “The victims’ beneficiaries and relatives can sue Dana Air for negligence because, according to Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, he drew their attention to the condition of the aircraft.
“If that is true then they (the management of Dana Air) contributed to that by failing to maintain the aircraft.
“If they are guilty, then they risk paying much more than the normal insurance benefits. The civil aviation authority can also be sued because they failed to perform their statutory duties.”

Another lawyer, Mr. Oghenovo O. Otemu, Assistant Head of Festus Keyamo Chambers, told our correspondent on the telephone that the victims’ relatives can approach lawyers to file cases on their behalf.
Otemu added that the affected families could either as a group or individually approach the court.
But Otemu added that it would be unethical for a lawyer to approach the families to advise them to go to court.
“It will be highly unethical for a lawyer to approach the families and tell them to file charges – that is touting, it is unethical.
He said the families can sue Dana Air and the concerned government aviation agencies for negligence.
Otemu said, “They can file (charges) for negligence. Although we have not seen the report (of the investigations into the plane crash) yet, from various accounts, there is a degree of negligence involved in the accident.

“So, Dana Air could be sued for negligence. It is not only Dana Air, even the government agencies, including the civil aviation authority can also be sued for that. There are also reports of negligence on their part.”

Meanwhile, the white paper committee on the Oronsaye report on the restructuring of government parastatals and agencies is beaming its searchlight on staffing and financing of the aviation industry.

Investigations by one of our correspondents in Abuja on Sunday showed that the committee decided to place emphasis on agencies in the aviation industry after the June 3 Dana crash.
The recommendations of the white paper committee are said to have the potential to promote efficiency among staff and eliminate accidents.

The Oronsaye committee, in its report, noted that the Accident Investigation Bureau, an autonomous unit in the Ministry of Aviation, has only 45 personnel.

The staffing of the accident bureau, our correspondent learnt, had raised concerns that the investigation into the Dana Air plane crash would not be different from past ones, whose results were not released.
@punchng

Driver kidnaps 3 children after picking them up from school

The 3 boys pictured above (Chinemerem 5, Okechukwu 4 and Nzube 2) are missing. Their driver by name Godwin picked them up from their school ABC Academy Utako Abuja around 3:30pm yesterday June 7th in a new Toyota Avensis metallic colour (without plate number) and disappeared with them. They have not been found. Anybody that has seen or heard anything about their where about should report to the nearest police station.

please see the drivers picture below.

Funke Akindele Almoroof wedding video

Enjoy funke akindele wedding video
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=VfgeMBTLIJ0

Music Producer Solomon Oyeniyi-K-Solo releases official statement on wife battery and theft charges

              Music Producer Solomon Oyeniyi. K-Solo

Press statement from K-Solo's reps:

Over the past three days, I have been inundated with phone calls, text messages and emails from fans, friends, family members and well wishers from all over Nigeria and abroad over allegations of wife battery, assault and thievery by my wife, Mrs. Kikelomo Oyeniyi, as contained in an interview she granted City People Magazine.

I make bold to say that as much as no union is without its own trials and tribulations, I have never laid hands on my wife and will never because have got sisters and a mother.

I am a hardworking young man that has been in the music industry for over a decade and do not need any woman’s wealth to live. This is our own trying time and we would surmount it one way or the other.

Mistakes have been made and they would be redressed, God willing. Let no man be the judge of another man’s deeds or misdeeds, let God and law take their courses. I hereby implore everybody to please appreciate and understand that this is a very difficult moment for me and my immediate family and would not wish to comment on this issue any further.

Na So we hear am !

K-Solo & wife end marriage 6 months after their wedding Due to Abuse says Kikelomo Akinkunmi.

K-Solo & wife end marriage 6 months after their wedding  Due to Abuse says Kikelomo Akinkunmi.

Top music producer K-Solo married Kikelomo Akinkunmi in November 2011. By May 2012, the marriage was over. The wife told City People in an exclusive interview that the marriage ended because K-Solo was in it for money and also because he assaulted her so much she lost the pregnancy she was carrying when they got married.
What Kikelomo told City People magazine


                                Kikelomo's story...

K-Solo and I met on Facebook in April 2011 and continued our friendship on Blackberry. We eventually met face to face at a show in Eko Hotel in Lagos. I am not really based in Lagos. I am always in Warri, Port Harcourt, South Africa or Cameroon. I am always traveling because of my business. But because of K-Solo I started coming to Lagos frequently after we started dating.

By August of 2011 we started having issues. He was actually scamming one girl. One Leilani Ifeoma in Houston, Texas. Apparently they have not met physically, they met on the internet and she was also into entertainment so K-Solo started scamming her, collecting money from her and promising her marriage. The day I got to know I was in his house. He left his phone and stepped out, so I picked the call and I told her I am K-Solo's wife  and the lady said it wasn't possible because they were planning to get married. When I asked him about her, he said please don't mind her, and later said he was sorry. But when I continued to demand for answers, he started beating me despite the fact that I was pregnant. He carried a lamp and threw at me.

Before then, when I met him, he told me he wanted to shoot a video for his song 'Ni Igboro; and said he didn't have money for it. I gave him N515, 000 for the video shoot. I gave him another N100, 000 some weeks before the video shoot. All through this I didn't know he had a girlfriend that he had been living with for seven years. Each time I go to the studio, I see her there with a K-Solo tattoo on her arm. When I asked him who she was, he said she was his sister's daughter. I later found out that when I gave him the money for the video shoot, he used half of it to celebrate a birthday for Bimbo.

A few weeks later, the lady in the US, Ify, called his phone and I picked it up. When I told him I'd picked his call, he got angry and went outside the house to go talk with the lady. He was begging the girl and lying that I was his sister. He even asked her if she was ready to sponsor their wedding. After listening in on the conservation, I told him then and there that the relationship was over, that I wanted my N515, 000 back. Not just that, I'd spend a lot of money on him. He started begging and crying. A few days later, I travelled to South Africa.

While in South Africa, he kept calling and begging and I eventually for give him because I was pregnant and he convinced me he was a changed man. He actually told me he had gone for deliverance. That was when we decided to get married. The only money K-Solo spent on the wedding was N15, 000 for wedding invites. I took care of everything. The cloth K-Solo was wearing, my own, his pilot suits, clothes, shoes, bag his mum wore, the feeding and drinks. I did everything. I spend over N3.5 million.

On the night of the wedding, K-Solo woke me up around 3am and said now that he's my husband, when am I going to make him a signatory to my company's account, and when am I going to change all my property to his name. I got scared and first thing in the morning I called my brother and told him what happened. He advised me to move all my documents, chequebooks out of the house, which I did. Whenever I asked for money for feeding or upkeep, he would shout at me and say 'What's the meaning of that? Don't you have more money than me? What did I marry you for?

K-Solo started beating me up after the wedding and I lost the baby I was carrying when we got married on the 26th of November.

The marriage finally crashed in February 2012 when he called me and told me that Timaya just bought a Nigerian used Range Rover sport, that he wants me to buy him a brand new Range Rover worth 7.5 million and also put N10million in his account. I told him that even if I had the money, I won't do it because I expect him to talk about how to invest money in productive business and not buying Range Rover. Moreover, I gave K-Solo N2million to pay for house rent for our 4-bedroom home at Ogba Medium estate, but he only gave the agent N1million and squandered the remaining money to buy Hublot wrist watches, Blackberry phones expensive shoes and designer wears. When I pointed this out to him, he told me that he will make the marriage miserable for me. On February 14th, after a misunderstanding, K-Solo packed a few of his things and moved to his mother's house. I left our home too but was advised to go back since our marriage was still young. Because I wanted to make it work, I took my brother to K-Solo's mother's house to apologise to him and his mum. He later returned home. But immediately he returned, he asked me if I was ready to buy him the Range Rover and I told him it wasn't going to happen.

So in March we went to Shoprite and he wanted me to buy two wine glasses that cost N2, 500 each. I suggested that we should open our wedding gifts that there definitely will be wine glasses somewhere, and he just slapped me right there in Shoprite, and as he was coming close to me I ran into the car park, he ran after me, removed his belt and started beating me. People started taking pictures of us and some guys tried to drag him away, by then, my right eye started bleeding. While they were trying to calm him down, he ran away from them and went to carry a stone and threw it at me, and I just passed out. I woke up in the hospital and what he told my family was that I fell. he started begging me and crying that it was the devil's work.

After that beating, I stopped doing everything I used to do financially in our home and he became very frustrated and aggressive. But the marriage finally packed on a particular night I came back home late from going to buy fruits for the house. Immediately I entered the house, he got up and started shouting at me. He started coming close, and I tried to leave the room, but he dragged me back, locked the door and threw the key in the drawer. He started beating me, slapping me and broke a coke bottle on my forehead. I stood up and ran to the bathroom, he followed me, took the mopping stick, broke it and started hitting my stomach that the pregnancy must come out. By then I was pregnant again. I was bleeding on my forehead, and he picked up the washing machine in the bathroom and threw it at me. I was just there bleeding and lifeless, so finally some of his boys were able to break the door and they started holding him back. The guys tried to stop the bleeding on my forehead but couldn't stop the one underneath. They tried to take me to the hospital but K-Solo prevented them. So I was bleeding from 11pm to 7am the following morning, which was when they finally took me to the hospital. By the time I returned from the hospital, he had moved his things from the house. That was when I discovered that my trinkets box with gold over N2.5million was missing and this was not the first time he's stealing from me. I wrote a petition to the commissioner of police and on May 29th, the police went to pick him up. The case is with the police and I told them all I want is my trinkets back and for him to sign an undertaken that he will never touch me again and threaten to kill me. He has said he's not the owner of the pregnancy, which is fine with me. I don't want him to come close to the child and the child will not bear his name.

Dana Airline Crash Black boxes to leave Nigeria for US today

                    
                       Dana Airline Crash Black boxes to leave Nigeria for US today

Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah, on Wednesday said the black boxes retrieved from the ill-fated Dana Air flight that killed over 153 persons in Lagos on Sunday would on Thursday (today) be sent to the United States.

Oduah said sending the black boxes to the USA was to ensure that a thorough investigation was carried out to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The minister spoke with State House correspondents shortly after a special Federal Executive Council meeting organised to round off the three-day national mourning declared by the Federal Government in honour of the crash victims.

She said, “At the site of the incident, there were officials of the AIB who gathered information; they cut the parts from the aircraft, looking for clues. Every and any information that they take will be taken back to the laboratory where it will be analysed to get the exact reason for the accident.

“But in addition to that, because we do not have a laboratory for that, things like the black boxes, for instance, we need to take them outside the country for proper analysis and then they come back.

“I want to also say that amongst the team that worked with the Aviation Investigations Bureau were are international experts. So you are not likely to have collusion or reports that will have integrity issue. So, I want to assure that the report you will get will be a very authentic report.”

Oduah said President Goodluck Jonathan had approved the setting up of a nine-man technical and administrative panel that will audit all airlines operating in the country.The move, she explained, was to avoid a recurrence of such incident in the nation’s airspace.

She said the committee, which has a time frame of six months to complete its assignment, was expected to come up with a comprehensive report on each of the airlines in the country.

The minister said the committee’s scope of work would include the immediate review of all domestic airlines; total auditing of all aircraft registered in Nigeria; outlining actions to be taken to improve safety as well as assessment of the financial health of airlines operating within the country, among others.

She gave the names of members of the committee as Group Captain John Obakpolor (rtd) (Chairman); Capt. Austin Omame; Capt. Dele Sasegbon, Dr. O.B Aliu, F.C. Onyeyiri, Capt. Mfon Udom, Capt. Mukhtar Usman, Dr. Tony Anuforom and Capt. A. Mshelia.

She said, “This review panel that we have established will immediately perform a comprehensive assessment of all the domestic scheduled airlines. They will ensure that management culture as well as effectiveness of NCAA’s oversight of airline maintainable practice is maintained and enhanced.

“The panel is mandated to make bold recommendations to the Federal Republic of Nigeria on actions that will need to be taken to improve the overall safety net of aviation sector.

The panel will complete its assignment within six weeks. Their mandate includes assessing the financial health line of airlines that are operating within Nigeria, because this has direct and indirect co-relation with the ability of the airlines to function effectively and maintain their obligation.”

She added that despite the setback occasioned by the Dana crash, the Ministry had resolved to intensify its ongoing institutional reforms. This, she said, would include the strengthening of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. She said the President had also approved the implementation of the report of a Central Bank of Nigeria/Ministry of Aviation’s committee on the financial stability of the airlines.

Oduah disclosed that reports of committees on the Sosoliso and ADC Airlines crashes were ready.

She promised that the findings would soon be made public because of the lessons to be learnt from them.

“I want to say that all the reports of past air crashes, the Sosoliso, ADC, etc are ready and when we get the proper approval to release to the public. We will do so because it serves no purpose to keep them because it is for public knowledge, because there are lessons we should learn from such incidents and not allow it re-occur, that is the purpose,” she said at least 108 persons died in the Sosoliso 1145 DC-9 plane crash on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at the Port Harcourt Airport, while the 2006 ADC crash led to the death of 96 passengers and one on-the-ground victim. Among the dead in the ADC crash was the then Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido; and Abdulrahman, son of the second republic President Shehu Shagari.

Money is not worth Life Value : Dana's insurer, Llyods of London, to pay compensations.

Dana's insurer, Llyods of London, to pay  compensations to the families of those in the crash and on ground.

Reps of Llyods of London, the group insurer of Dana Air, said at a news conference yesterday that it would pay adequate compensations to the families of the victims of the Dana air crash. The reps said compensations would be paid to the victims families, according to aviation standards.

The international law and standards stipulate that the sum of 30,000 dollars (N4.6 million) must be paid to each of the victims' family within the first 30 days of the accident, as initial payment.

A sealing of 100,000 dollars (N15 million) should be paid to the victims family after they must have completed all the requirements expected of them by the law. The rep said.

The compensation would be for the families of the passengers and those on the ground. They've asked family members of the victims to come up with evidence to proof their claims that link them with the deceased.

I Personally believe the lives of those dead due to negligence and greed are WORTH more than Cash Value ... Very sad !!

Boko Haram claim responsibility for the killing of former DIG Ningi

According to Militant group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the killing of a former Nigerian Deputy Inspector General of police, Abubakar Saleh Ningi, in Kano.

In their words "Yesterday God gave us victory and we succeeded in killing a former DIG in Kano city. By God’s grace very soon top government officials will have no peace as we will intensify attacks on them wherever they are.” The sect said in an email statement to reporters yesterday.

DIG Ningi was shot dead along Sauna Kawagi road in Kano on Tuesday night June 5th, alongside two police aides attached to him.

 

Oh Well , God Dey !!!!:(

Captain Peter Waxtan, Dana Air Pilot who flew the Aircraft Said Final Ordeal.

Update on Dana Aircraft Crash:

Air traffic controllers have told Saharareporters confidentially that the crashed airliner Dana aircraft most likely had one failed engine long before the pilot declared an emergency.  Multiple sources confirmed that the pilot had requested to land on Murtala Muhammad Airport’s longer runway 18R before calling air controllers back a few minutes later to report a total emergency.

They believe that second call was most probably when the second engine failed.  The aircraft crashed about seven nautical miles from the local airport.

One source further explained that the MD 83 plane was overloaded with passengers and luggage to the extent that when the first engine failed, the pilots urgently reduced speed to enable the flight land safely on the longer and better runway, an action that led the flight to an extra 20 minutes delay before crashing at 3:43p.m.  It had been billed to land at 3:21p.m.

Our sources stated that the drastic reduction in thrust was the undoing of the pilot, given the heavy pay load.  To underscore their point that the operators of the jet knew of its mechanical troubles, one of our sources said the jet conducted a short flight test between the Lagos and Ibadan airport on Saturday, apparently to prove to regulators that the jet was “airworthy”.

Several employees of the Dana airlines have publicly stated that the owners were aware as early as Sunday that the jet had mechanical troubles, as it had struggled on a flight to Calabar, but the operators forced the crew to fly it anyway, obviously with an eye on maximizing profit.

Residents that witnessed the crash at Iju Agege area of Lagos have also told Saharareporters that they watched as the pilot seemed to struggle to give the aircraft a final thrust of flight power before the crash, which killed everyone on board.

But speaking for the first time officially today, Dana Air's Director of Flight Operations, Captain Oscar Wason, suggested that a "bird strike" may have caused the crash.  

Appearing on Silver Bird TV in Lagos, he said the management of the grounded airline found remnants of birds in one of the engines of the crashed plane.

According to him, “I don’t know what could have been responsible for the crash, but this morning we found remnants of birds in one of the engines.”

He noted that birds were a problem in Nigeria he has experienced several times.  “We have bird strikes and it might have been that a mass of birds went through the engine and caused it to lose power.”

However, he said the investigations must be left to come out with an answer.  “We have found the voice recorder and that has to be sent to either the UK or Washington. I am planning to travel out myself so that we can found out what is the real cause of the accident.”

It will take several months, if not years, to arrive at the real cause of the fatal crash of Dana Air 992, as Nigeria typically relies on American investigators to unravel the cause of airline accidents.

Hmmn "a mass of birds went through the engine and caused it to lose power" Please i don't believe that . how can you see that when the craft was burnt ? what kind to Birds are those *****

Idowu Aliyu, female student killed by a cannibal or a ritualist agent ?

The suspect, Jimoh Obabu Salau and Idowu Aliyu, the slain girl

On May 2, when Idowu Aliyu decided to embark on a trip from her town, Egayi back to Zamfara where she’s studying in the School of Health Technology, little did she know that will be the last time she would see her family. Apparently, she would have bade them goodbye with smiles on her face but fate lurked in the dark .The day was not only full of evil but she ended up being a victim of the evil.

On every other day that Idowu went to school, she was always dropped at the garage by one of her brothers but on this particular day, the brother was busy and Idowu was in a hurry and couldn’t wait for her brother to return from his busy schedule to drop her at the park as earlier agreed. Even the persuasion of her Uncle who is their custodian to tarry for a while for her brother to come back fell on deaf ears. Idowu was just in hurry.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that the late Idowu got an okada to convey her to the park which was driven by Jimoh Obabu Salau. But unknown to her, Jimoh was an okada man with an ulterior motive.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that midway through the journey, Jimoh Obabu drove into the bush where he took his time to kill her. To achieve his aim, it was gathered Jimoh smashed a stone against the innocent victim and subsequently ensured she breathed her last.

Idowu would have gone to the world unknown without people knowing what killed her but providence presented a farmer who was watching from a close distance where Jimoh had taken the victim for the act. The farmer quickly mobilised people to the place where Jimoh was caught trying to bury the victim. He was apprehended and handed over to the police.

Jimoh confessed being responsible for the death of the 22-year old Idowu but the confession is causing a lot of controversy. Jimoh specialises in using okada to lure victims to the bush where he kills them for meat and sell the remaining part to ritualists.

The police are of the view that Idowu’s death is not only for meat but has a ritual angle to it. Parading the suspect, the state commissioner of Police, Muhammed Katsina said Jimoh Obabu Salau was arrested while trying to bury his victim, Idowu Aliyu, a student of School of Health Technology, Zamfara, aged 22 years.

Kastina revealed that “the suspect was dismissed from the Army while on ECOMOG duties in Liberia after showing cannibalistic behaviour. He was also arrested and sentenced to death in 2003 for killing his wife and two kids; eating their intestine and selling the remaining parts. The suspect was however released from Kaduna prison through the aid of influential, wealthy and highly connected individuals.”

Ever since this revelation , the whole state has been clouded in suspense. While some believe that Jimoh is only looking for ‘meat’, others believe that a popular politician who is seeking election is Jimoh’s sponsor. Those who are alleging political undertones to the murder of Idowu by Jimoh hinged it on the fact that Jimoh had been very close to the politician who is among the top contenders for the SSG office since it was zoned to the area.

Jimoh also appears to be complicating the matter. While not arguing that he is guilty, he is said to be singing a new song. Jimoh, Saturday Vanguard gathered, allegedly claimed the victim was brought to him to kill by two other men from the town rather than the popular assumption that he picked her with his okada. Jimoh has since mentioned more than six names of those who ‘brought’ the lady to him.

Police investigations revealed that the first two persons Jimoh mentioned their names were innocent. When further prompted, Jimoh allegedly mentioned other names which the police discovered were unconnected to the act as well. As at the last count, Jimoh who is now behaving abnormal has implicated eight people as his accomplices in the alleged murder.

Presently, police are in a tight corner over how to unravel the truth behind Idowu’s death. Is it a political or ritual killing or Jimoh’s way of feeding his cannibalistic appetite?

However, the family of late Idowu Aliyu is now calling for justice. They are calling on the federal government and police to ensure that the killer of their daughter did not go unpunished. Head of the family, Mr Aliyu Onuto, who spoke with Saturday Vanguard in his compound in Egayi, Ajaokuta said late Idowu was killed on her way to board a vehicle to Zamfara state where she was schooling.

Mr. Aliyu noted with dismay that although the suspect has been arrested and he has confessed to committing the crime, he is yet to be charged to court for prosecution. “Idowu had dreams but could not live to actualise her dreams due to blood thirsty Jimoh. I understand he killed his wife (a police officer) in 2003 and was let off the hook without punishment. If justice had prevailed that time, this would not have happened. “Today it is Idowu, tomorrow it might be another person. All that we want is for justice to be done,” he said.

Mr. Aliyu, the uncle of the slain victim who revealed that the late Idowu and her siblings lost their parents recently and that he has suffered to take care of her along with her younger siblings wondered why Jimoh could take the life of his innocent niece who was promising and looked as if she would aid the family after graduation.

The state police command is however saying the delay in prosecuting Jimoh Salau is due to the fact that they believed he must have accomplices who buy some of the human parts from him as he could not have been alone in the crime.

The state Police Commissioner, Mohammed Katsina said the cannibal who was dismissed from the Army usually eats the inside of his victims and sells the other parts to ritualists and “so, the command is still investigating to get those buying the human parts from him”.

Culled from Vanguard

Press Release From Office Of The First Lady On Dana Crash

We all  probably heard the rumors yesterday that the Dana plane that crashed was distressed for a while but could not make an emergency landing because the airspace was closed for 2 hours for the Presidential Jet carrying Dame Patience Jonathan.  Below is a letter from the office of the first Lady...


Our attention has been drawn to the orchestrated plan to politicize the Sunday Dana Air crash in Lagos in which many people lost their lives, through rumours about the possible cause of the accident citing VIP movement involving the wife of the President.

We consider it callous, inhuman and devilish for anyone to have thought of wrapping such national calamity in political garb by insinuating that the plane crashed because the airspace was closed for the First Lady's movement in Lagos.

For the avoidance of doubt, the First Lady arrived Lagos at about 2pm on Saturday, 2nd June, 2012 for a private engagement and was billed to leave for Abuja on Monday, 4th June, 2012.

In compliance with her itinerary, the First Lady arrived Lagos on Saturday. She was at a public event on Sunday when the accident occurred and promptly abandoned the ceremony as a mark of respect for the victims and retired to the State House, Marina. She left Lagos at exactly 13.15hrs on Monday, 4th June, 2012, according to schedule.

It is therefore surprising that some mischievous persons will see this moment of National mourning as an opportunity to blackmail and impugn the First Lady's integrity.

This is the time for all Nigerians to be sober and pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and not a time to subordinate the interests of our nation to narrow self-serving interests.

Let us all put the interest of the Nation first in whatever we do.

Mrs. Jonathan had no intention to travel on Sunday and never did. Like all Nigerians, she has been mourning the dead.

Signed
Ayo Osinlu
Special Assistant to the President

Dana plane crash:157 dead bodies recovered

Anguish,  anger and wailing yesterday trailed the recovery of 157 bodies at the site of Dana plane which crashed at about 3.45pm in Iju-Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, on Sunday. Also yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan visited the site of the ill-fated Dana Air MD 83 Flight.

The President was accompanied by Gov. Babatunde Fashola and the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, as well as some members of the National Assembly.

He commiserated with the bereaved families  ``I express personal condolences and that of the country as a whole to the families of those who have directly lost their dear ones.

``It is a sad development to the whole country and that is why the Federal Government has come to physically assess the situation on ground here in Lagos,’’ Jonathan said.

He noted that all the laws governing the aviation sector were being adhered to in the country and expressed government’s commitment to the improvement of infrastructure in the sector. ``As a nation, we have been working very hard to improve the aviation infrastructure in the country. `Most of you who have travelled a lot would have seen improvement in infrastructure going on in our airports, but this one is a major setback.”

There were 153 passengers and crew when the plane which took off from Abuja developed a fault mid-air as it was about to land in Lagos. The plane crashed into four buildings, killing about 30 people on the ground. The bodies were yesterday brought to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH), Ikeja in a fleet of ambulances even as the bereaved  families had stormed the hospital as early as 7 am to identify their loved ones.

As the bodies arrived at LASUTH, some of them who were burnt beyond recognition, were  transferred to Mainland General Hospital mortuary which LASUTH authorities said was to facilitate easy identification by the families.

When Daily Sun visited the scene on Olaniyi Street, Iju-Ishaga yesterday, security agencies had cordoned off the area, thereby making it extremely difficult for on-lookers and sympathizers to gain access to the venue unlike the rowdy situation on Sunday.

As early as 9.am, scores of bereaved families had besieged the scene to identify the bodies, but were prevented by officials of the rescue agencies, urging them to be patient until the operation is concluded.

In an interview with Daily Sun, a visibly shaken Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu from the Naval Headquarters caught a pitiable sight as he looked dejected and worried.

Aikhomu who claimed to be an uncle to the late Ehimen Aikhomu, son of the late military vice president, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, said he was at the scene to identify the body of his cousin. “As you can see, I am here to identify the corpse of my relation but I am told that can’t be done now because rescue operation is still ongoing, hence, the need to take my leave and return later,” he said.

Also speaking, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Ewekoro,Ogun State and the Commander for the plane crash rescue operation, Mr. Fatai Bakare-Adesina informed that all the security agencies-Red Cross, Civil Defence, Fire Service, Police and others are working in unison to ensure a hitch-free rescue operation.Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Red Cross, Society, Mr. Onibudu Mobolaji, said a Help Desk to rehabilitate displaced persons, had been set up.

Meanwhile, Mr Bakare-Adesina, said several items ranging from cash and other valuable items had been recovered from the scene and are well documented for the purpose of proper identification from the affected families.

On the rescue team were National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) red by Director-General, Alhaji Mohammed Sidi.  According to the Deputy  Director, Operations, Mr. Osuwa Martins, NEMA is a co-ordinating body that is making sure that the crash site is combed. He listed other agencies working with his team to include the Julius Berger, Red Cross, FRSC, Fire Service, LASTMA, the Police, Army, Nigerian Civil Defence Corps. 

Osu said: “ The police are here to mainatain law and order, road safety are taking charge of the road to ensure that there is no traffic jam, fire service is putting out the fire, Civil defence Corps are controlling the crowd while the Red Cross are supplying relief materials.

At LASUTH, the Chief Medical Director, (CMD) Prof. Francis Wale Oke, said the hospital was the designated centre of operation,therefore all recovered bodies arrive LASUTH first,before pathologists determine which corpse stays in their morgue and those that will be transferred to Mainland Hospital mortuary.

Oke disclosed that bodies that can be identified were deposited at LASUTH mortuary,while those burnt beyond recognition were being transferred to the Mainland where they will remain until pathological analysis of their tissues will be used to identify them.

The CMD said: “We were on ground as soon as we heard there was a plane crash. We were able to get surgeons, psychiatrists, orthopaedic surgeons, general surgeons, pharmacists, blood banks, haematologists because  we realized that they might be bringing in people with trauma . “  We organized about 20 to 30 doctors,  even the medical students came out to assist us. We were anticipating that per chance some of them might be brought here,since LASUTH is the closest teaching hospital to the scene of the crash. 

We were also in contact with the Health Service Commission (HSC), because of the General Hospitals around the crash site such as Agege and Ifako.  “ LASUTH was used as a key centre of operation.About 30 to 40 minutes after the plane crash, the ambulance brought eight charred bodies , one of which were identified because the identity card fell off his pockets and they were taken to the mortuary.  Later, two other ambulances came in with four people who were in the house where the plane crash into.

“  There was one man who had no scratch at all. There was a little girl who had a little scratch.  They were both discharged yesterday to go home. We had one young boy who was struck in the back by an object. Obviously falling from the sky, I guess it might be from the plane.  And there was another man who had a fracture or dislocation of the left, upper humerus” he said.

On payment, he said,”  people that were brought in within the first 24 hours, will be treated free of charge, that had been the government’s position.

Cuddled from the Sun news